The head of Bathynomus vaderi, a deep-sea crustacean found off the coast of Vietnam, resembles the helmet of "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader, according to researchers who newly identified the species.

Newly-discovered giant sea bug resembling Darth Vader isn't as scary as it looks The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters, though the size of B ...

A large crustacean that lives in the sea off Vietnam has been designated as a new species and named after Darth Vader. Bathynomus vaderi is a kind of isopod, a group that also includes woodlice ...

Fishermen who caught B. vaderi were deep-sea trawling in the South China Sea about 50 nautical miles offshore of the city of Quy Nhon in south-central Vietnam, which is west of the Spratly Islands.

Researchers said they named a newfound species "Bathynomus vaderi" because the supergiant sea bug's head resembles Darth Vader's helmet. SOURCE: Nguyen Thanh Son via CNN Newsource Updated: 2:54 PM ...

Fishermen who caught B. vaderi were deep-sea trawling in the South China Sea about 50 nautical miles offshore of the city of Quy Nhon in south-central Vietnam, which is west of the Spratly Islands.

Fishermen who caught B. vaderi were deep-sea trawling in the South China Sea about 50 nautical miles offshore of the city of Quy Nhon in south-central Vietnam, which is west of the Spratly Islands.

The head of Bathynomus vaderi, a deep-sea crustacean found off the coast of Vietnam, resembles the helmet of "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader, according to researchers who newly identified the species.